I’m a wine expert – these are the 20 best-value reds to buy now

Raoul Clerget Gamay 2025 France, £5.95, Morrisons Classified as a Vin de France but made by a beaujolais specialist, this light, bright, cherry-filled sip tastes like a good-quality beaujolais. Mondelli Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2025 Italy, £5.95, Sainsbury’s Bright and juicy with blueberry and plum fruit, dusted with herbs and with enough weight to take on a plate of tomato-rich pasta. Baron Amarillo Rioja Reserva 2020 Spain, £5.99, Aldi A stylish, well-made rioja at a bargain price. Blackberry and red fruit flavours with an edge of vanilla and silky tannins. Perfect with lamb. Deluxe Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2025 Australia, £6.99, Lidl From one of Australia’s best cabernet sauvignon regions, this has cassis and black cherry fruit, layered with pepper and hints of tobacco. Serve with a winter casserole. These reds are excellent value, says our wine expert Exceptional Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 Western Australia, £7.50, Asda Great quality at a great price in this classic, blackcurrant and blueberry fruit-filled wine with a hint of bay leaf and oak. The Cape Bandit Malbec 2025 South Africa, £7.50, Sainsbury’s Cape bandits are animals that eat from the vine. These malbec grapes avoided them to make a delicious, juicy, raspberry- and plum-filled wine. Exceptional Central Otago Pinot Noir 2023 New Zealand, £9, Asda Outstanding quality for the price, this has summer fruit and herbal flavours, with a silky structure and long finish. Taste the Difference Barbera d’Asti 2023 Piemonte, Italy, £8.25 with Nectar to 24 Nov (usually £9.25), Sainsbury’s Chock-full of spiced red cherry, raspberry and damson fruit with a finish that echoes truffles and forest floors. Match with pork belly or pasta.Match one of these tipples with your perfect Autumn comfort meal Les Jamelles Syrah 2024 Pays d’Oc, France, £8.50 to 24 Nov (usually £9.50), Co-op Full of chunky bramble and raspberry fruit, with a dusting of earthy spice. Perfect with pizza, pasta or roast chicken. Château Margerots, Bordeaux Supérieur 2022 France, £8.50 to 24 Nov (usually £11.50), Waitrose Tasting well above its price point, this wine has ripe, rounded red fruits and silky tannins. Pour alongside roast lamb for Sunday lunch. Alain Grignon Carignan 2025 Pays d’Oc, France, £8.50 on mix-six deal (usually £10), Majestic Deep flavours of raspberry and black cherry with a layer of spice and an easy, quaffing style. Match with herb-spiked lamb. Irresistible Languedoc Rouge 2025 France, £8.75 to 24 Nov (usually £10), Co-op If you need a wine to go with a midweek cottage pie or casserole, try this. Ripe bramble fruit, and a soft, easy-drinking style. These wines are packed with flavour Finca Lalande Organic Cabernet Franc 2025 Mendoza, Argentina, £9 to 24 Nov (usually £12), Waitrose Juicy plum, blueberry and blackcurrant fruit, a touch of herbs and no oak, this cabernet franc shows that Argentina has more to offer than just malbec Palataia Pinot Noir 2024 Pfalz, Germany, £10, Marks & Spencer Fresh strawberry and blueberry flavours with enough weight to match fish or chicken dishes or chill it down and serve at a buffet. Found Kratosija, 2024 North Macedonia, £10, Marks & Spencer A top medal-winner at the Decanter Wine Awards, Kratosija is another name for primitivo. It has ripe plum and bramble with a savoury finish. Heritage Vineyards Cinsault Pinotage 2025 Western Cape, South Africa, £9 with Clubcard to 28 Dec (usually £10), Tesco Old vines make wonderful wines, and these were planted more than 40 years ago. Cinsault gives raspberry flavours with pinotage adding mulberry and spice. Expect punchy fruits or spicy notes Specially Selected Luján de Cuyo Malbec 2023 Mendoza, Argentina, £9.99, Aldi Rich, warm and smooth, with lively berry aromas, ripe damson flavours and a touch of oak with a fresh, steak-friendly finish. Chianti Classico Riserva 2021, Medici Riccardi Tuscany, Italy, £9.99, Lidl Soft raspberry and blackberry fruit with savoury, truffle notes adding complexity. A perfect match with meaty pasta or mushroom risotto. Gabriel Allard Côtes du Rhône Rouge 2025 France, £10 on mix-six deal (usually £11), Majestic Sixty per cent syrah with grenache and marselan in the blend gives big blackberry and blackcurrant flavours with a dash of spice. Finest Douro 2024 Portugal, £9 with Clubcard to 30 Nov (usually £11.50), Tesco Flavoursome Portuguese grapes give dark damson and bilberry fruit with a hint of spice and liquorice. Team with roast lamb.